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May 17, 2012

Evaluate the disability access tax credit « News from the AOA's Blog

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires most businesses to make their services accessible to employees and customers with disabilities .

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April 26, 2012

Wait A Second!: Disability and national origin discrimination claims fail

Although Congress a few years ago amended the Americans with Disabilities Act to broaden the definition of ” disability ,” that law is not retroactive, and cases governed by the old ADA are still percolating through the system.

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April 19, 2012

The Disability Money Machine | LRANY

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By Michael Seinberg. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was designed to provide equal access, opportunities, and jobs to our nation's disabled citizens. What the crafters likely did not intend, is that one of those jobs …

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April 18, 2012

EEOC Sues Wendy's Franchisee For Disability Discrimination «

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination and requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to employees' and applicants' disabilities as long as this does not pose an undue …

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Nick Gillespie on Varney & Co, Talking Disability Lawsuit Abuse at …

I'll be on Fox Business's Varney & Co. this morning at 10am ET, talking about an apparent rise in customer lawsuits based on the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

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April 4, 2012

Intellectual Disability under the ADAAA: A Widening Chasm of …

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Most of us in HR are still not up to speed on the new requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). Most of us are used to dealing with the idea of disability under the ADA since it had been …

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March 18, 2012

Minor lifting restriction doesn't mean ADA disability — Business …

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Not every injury causes a disabling condition that qualifies for ADA protection.

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March 13, 2012

Disability & Confidential Recordkeeping | Springboard Consulting

I was recently asked, companies keep medical records confidential now that most of these records are kept in electronic files? Neither the ADA nor the Genetic.

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March 9, 2012

Workplace Prof Blog: 4th Circuit ADHD-as-Disability Opinion

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The panel unanimously rejected his ADA claim, holding that he was not “qualified” with or without accommodation of his disability . The opinion is noteworthy for its clarity on how this kind of claim is to be analyzed and for its …

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Workplace Prof Blog: 4th Circuit ADHD-as-Disability Opinion

March 8, 2012

Wait A Second!: Disability discrimination case dismissed under old …

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Disability discrimination case dismissed under old ADA rules. The Americans with Disabilities Act has changed, but the changes enacted in 2008 are not retroactive, so cases like this are dismissed, and that's just the way it is.

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